TOUR1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Australian Patriotism, Visitscotland, Cultural Landscape
Lecture W4: Cultural Assets
Wednesday, 14 March 2018
15:15
Exam Refreshers:
1. Du Cros & McKercher (2015) Define cultural tourism through the application of FOUR
ELEMENTS. Which of these is not part of the definition?
a. Use of Cultural Assets
b. Consumption of experiences and products
c. The tourism provider
d. The tourists
2. Which of these religions has a star of David as one of its symbols?
a. Christianity
b. Islam
c. Buddhism
d. Judaism
3. Which of these is not a characteristic of religious tourism?
a. Voluntary, temporary, and unpaid travel
b. Motivated by religion
c. Travel to the destination is a religious practice
d. Supplemented by other motivations
4. In which country is it considered offensive to laugh with your mouth open?
a. Japan
b. Korea
c. Pakistan
d. Germany
Cultural Tourism: Recap W1
• Tourism (Area 1)
~ Cultural tourism is a form of tourism and not a form of cultural management. Tourism
is a noun and culture is an adjective. People need to travel for tourist reasons to be
classed as tourism
• Cultural Assets (Area 2)
~ Tangible (e.g. landmarks/buildings/people) and intangible (atmosphere, spirituality)
• Consumption of experiences and products (Area 3)
~ cultural elements need to be transformed into products
• The tourist (Area 4)
~ the non-local residents. Try to design them with the visitor in mind
Ionic cultural innovations
• Throughout the world there are destinations that have considerable cultural value- some of
these are over 2,000 years old.
~ Many will be affiliated with religious significance.
~ These could also be political relevance (e.g. from power).
~ E.g. i the UK hester/ester is a ‘oa ord hih represets ap/fort.
• Manchester, Gloucester, Worcester, Leicester
• These destinations have a variety of cultural significance relating to:
~ History
~ Religion
~ Utopia
~ Architectural significance
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Seven wonders of the ancient world
Seven wonders of the modern world
Culture is important (recap)
• The sum total of ways of living built up by a group of human beings, which is transmitted from
one generation to another
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Document Summary
Exam refreshers: du cros & mckercher (2015) define cultural tourism through the application of four. Islam: christianity, buddhism, judaism, which of these is not a characteristic of religious tourism, voluntary, temporary, and unpaid travel, motivated by religion, travel to the destination is a religious practice, supplemented by other motivations. In which country is it considered offensive to laugh with your mouth open: japan, korea, pakistan, germany. Cultural tourism: recap w1: tourism (area 1) ~ cultural tourism is a form of tourism and not a form of cultural management. Tourism is a noun and culture is an adjective. People need to travel for tourist reasons to be classed as tourism: cultural assets (area 2) ~ tangible (e. g. landmarks/buildings/people) and intangible (atmosphere, spirituality: consumption of experiences and products (area 3) ~ cultural elements need to be transformed into products: the tourist (area 4) Try to design them with the visitor in mind.
